Romanian officials say that two slaughterhouses thought to be the source of horsemeat found in products labeled as beef across Europe properly labeled their meat as horsemeat and any fraud happened elsewhere in the supply chain. Prime Minister Victor Ponta said,

"We can now ask that the guilty parties are sanctioned as fast and firmly as possible. I want to help catch and punish the guilty ones... We are victims of this fraud."

Romanian officials say that two slaughterhouses thought to be the source of horsemeat found in products labeled as beef across Europe properly labeled their meat as horsemeat and any fraud happened elsewhere in the supply chain. Prime Minister Victor Ponta declared the country a victim of fraud.

Romanian officials say that two slaughterhouses thought to be the source of horsemeat found in products labeled as beef across Europe properly labeled their meat as horsemeat and any fraud happened elsewhere in the supply chain. Prime Minister Victor Ponta declared the country a victim of fraud.